NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities are pushing again on R. Kelly’s claims that he was positioned on suicide watch as a type of punishment final week after a choose sentenced him to 30 years behind bars for utilizing his fame to sexually abuse younger women.
The U.S. Legal professional’s Workplace in Brooklyn filed courtroom papers late Saturday saying the disgraced R&B celebrity stays on suicide watch “for his personal security” following a psychological evaluation.
Kelly’s “present life circumstances undoubtedly carry emotional misery,” Assistant U.S. Legal professional Melanie Speight wrote in a courtroom submitting.
“He’s a convicted intercourse offender who has been sentenced to spend the subsequent three a long time in jail,” she added. “Within the speedy future, he faces one other federal prison trial in Chicago for expenses associated to baby pornography.”
Kelly’s lawyer filed a lawsuit Friday alleging jail officers positioned him on suicide watch at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Heart “solely for punitive functions and due to his standing as a high-profile inmate,” including that Kelly has had no ideas of harming himself.
“Nothing occurred throughout sentencing that got here as a shock to Mr. Kelly,” lawyer Jennifer Bonjean wrote within the lawsuit. “Whereas the circumstances of suicide watch could also be acceptable for people who’re really vulnerable to hurting themselves, they’re merciless and unconstitutional below the Eighth Modification for people who will not be suicidal.”
